Mucous Inner Layer: This layer coats the surface and allows tears to adhere to the surface of the eye.

For the average person, once they blink, their tears will not evaporate for 10 seconds. However, if you have lower quality tears, they may evaporate much quicker and leave your eyes feeling dry, itchy, and red.

So how can you fix this? Follow the 7 steps below to relieve your symptoms and get more moist eyes.

Step 1: Take OMEGA-3 Fish Oil tablets every day, at least 2000 mg.

Aside from the other great benefits of taking fish oil, the fatty oils in these pills help to improve the quality of the tears created by your body. Nordic Brand ProOmega pills are a great option because they do not have that fishy smell or taste and are made of high quality ingredients.

Step 2: Take a multivitamin every day.

This ensures that you have all of the nutrients and antioxidants that your eyes need.

Step 3: Drink 1-2 quarts of water every day.

Aside from the other benefits of staying hydrated, this will ensure you can continue to produce tears throughout the day.

Step 4: Use oil-based artificial tear eye drops

This is the step that will most immediately make your eyes feel better as the eye drops will moisten the eyes and kickstart the process of improving the tears. There are many options available, but Bausch & Lomb's Soothe XP works quite well.

Step 5: Apply a warm compress to the eyelids for 10 minutes.

Lay down on the couch, turn on the radio, and place a microwavable heating bag (that's been heated up) over your eyes for 10 minutes. For a homemade solution, you can also fill a sock with 2 cups of uncooked white rice. This provides a warm moist heat to get the tears flowing in your eyes so you can perform the next step.

Step 6: Massage your eyelids for 1-2 minutes.

Massage your eyelids gently from the top and bottom toward the eyelashes. This will help push the clogged oil and old tears out of the glands, allowing the newer, higher quality tears to form.

Step 7: Wash your eyelids gently

By using a mild cleanser such as baby shampoo, gently wash your eyelids with the cleansing agent and warm water, keeping your eyelids clean.